Elizabeth A. Govaerts

Education:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Juris Doctorate, 1991
University of Oklahoma - Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1986

Admitted to Practice:
State of Nebraska
State of Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska

Memberships/Organizations:
Washington State Bar Association
Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Employment
Vincent M. Powers & Associates
Lincoln, NE, 1997 - present

Washington Appellate Defender Association
Seattle, WA, 1991 - 1993

Specializes In:
Personal Injury;
Workers' Compensation; and
Professional Negligence

Case of Interest:
Shlien v. Board of Regents, University of Nebraska, 263 Neb. 465, 640 N.W.2d 643 (Neb. 2002) Case of first impression, internet privacy.

Koch v. Norris Public Power District, 10 Neb. App. 453, 632 N.W.2d 391 (Neb. pp. 2001) Res Ipsa Loquiter.

Logsdon v ISCO, 260 Neb. 624, 618 N.W.2d 667 (Neb. 2000) Unexplained fall, Workers' Compensation.

Community Involvement:
President, Board of Directors, The Haymarket Theatre
Director, Lincoln Contemporary Dance Project

Choreographer/Performing Artist for:
Flatwater Shakespeare Company
The Haymarket Theatre
Lincoln Contemporary Dance Project